“I have something to prove, don’t I? Who me? Yes. Let’s face it. If we knew every moment where a leader doubted their own course, faltered in their vision or wrestled with fear we probably wouldn’t follow them. So sometimes it’s just safer to keep pretending. Maybe you’ve felt this way too? Maybe no one […]
Will You Be the Rock?
Do you ever feel like the word dry, or maybe barren, might be an appropriate characterization of various aspects of your life — spiritual, social, emotional, vocational…need I go on? Disappointments and losses that leave gaping holes in our lives, unfulfilled longings and desires that leave us feeling empty, a deep weariness of body and […]
Blues and Greys
Those of us living near the coast know one of our seasons consists of a good number of grey days. Tucked between winter and the blazing days of summer there is what we call “May grey” which soon becomes “June gloom.” It is a thing. And for some, me among them, “May grey” can give […]
Learning to Trust
I have been reading along, following Jesus in His journey to the cross (Week 3 in the Ignatian Exercises) this Lenten season. This morning I was reading about when Jesus was arrested. Then Jesus said to the crowd, “Am I some dangerous revolutionary, that you come with swords and clubs to arrest Me? Why didn’t […]
The Glory of New Life
The last week or so has been tough at points: walking with family through places of illness and infirmity; being involved in making decisions that resulted in students who had been planning to graduate next month not being able to do so; discovering that I owe more money on my income taxes than I had […]
Make Every Effort
Is it easier to compete with others or to unite and cooperate with them? Much of American culture centers around competition. From a young age, kids learn to compete to win through team sports or to achieve top honors in an academic setting. While the educational system champions leaving no child behind, we cannot deny […]
Bringing Our Movies to Life
John 11:17-27 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Jesus the Resurrection and the Life 17When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days. 18Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, some two miles away, 19and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them about their brother. 20When Martha […]
